TABLE 3.
Light fluences, survival ratios, and normalized E1A and DNA concentrations obtained for control (C) and disinfected samples (S1 and S2) for the inactivation of adenovirus serotype 2 with UV lighta
| Expt/sample | IT (mJ/cm2) | N/N0 (n) | Normalized E1A density (n) | Normalized DNA concn (n) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV-M-1/C | 0.0 | 1.000 (1) | NAb | 1.000 (1) | |
| UV-M-1/S1 | 12.8 | 0.431 (1) | NA | 0.069 (1) | |
| UV-M-1/S2 | 29.8 | 0.100 (1) | NA | 0.034 (1) | |
| UV-M-2/C | 0.0 | 1.000 (1) | 1.000 (2) | 1.000 (2) | |
| UV-M-2/S1 | 12.8 | 0.588 (1) | 0.760 ± 0.047 (2) | 0.084 ± 0.024 (2) | |
| UV-M-2/S2 | 29.8 | 0.140 (1) | 0.360 ± 0.244 (2) | 0.095 ± 0.030 (2) | |
| UV-M-3/C | 0.0 | 1.000 (1) | 1.000 (1) | 1.000 (8) | |
| UV-M-3/S1 | 8.8 | 0.619 (1) | 0.312 (1) | 0.119 ± 0.032 (8) | |
| UV-M-3/S2 | 23.4 | 0.424 (1) | 0.054 (1) | 0.018 ± 0.020 (8) | |
| UV-M-1 to UV-M-3/C | 0.0 | 1.000 (3) | 1.000 (2) | 1.000 (3) | |
| UV-M-1 to UV-M-3/S1 | 11.5 ± 1.3 | 0.546 ± 0.058 (3) | 0.536 ± 0.224 (2) | 0.091 ± 0.015 (3) | 0.0289 |
| UV-M-1 to UV-M-3/S2 | 27.7 ± 2.1 | 0.221 ± 0.102 (3) | 0.207 ± 0.153 (2) | 0.049 ± 0.023 (3) | 0.386 |
a
Values given are averages for each separate experiment ± standard deviations (UV-M-1, UV-M-2, or UV-M-3) as well as sample composite averages for two (UV-M-2 and UV-M-3 for E1A samples) or all three (UV-M-1, UV-M-2, and UV-M-3 for DNA samples) experiments ± standard errors of the means.
b
NA, not available.